American Whiskey

A rye spirit from the folks behind Wasmund's single malt. It's not allowed to be called whiskey in the EU as it's under 3 years old or in the USA as it's not been in a new charred American oak cask. Instead the rye heavy spirit has been matured in first and second fill bourbon casks along with new and used apple wood and oak chips to give a surprising amount of development in just 12 months.

Another in the exciting new wave of American whiskies from small distilleries in places that don't normally make whiskey. This is American single malt, made with locally-malted barley, distilled on what looks on their website very like a column still (which isn't allowed here anymore for some stupid reason), and aged in new toasted American barrels.

An interesting small batch whiskey from the A Smith Bowman distillery in Virginia. Bowman Brothers is made by redistilling spirit from the Buffalo Trace distillery, before filling it into casks and ageing it. The result is a rare and much sought after Virginia bourbon whiskey.

A small batch single malt whiskey from Nashville's Corsair distillery, using malted barley smoked using cherry wood, peat and beechwood to create richly flavoured and complex spirit.
Malt Advocate 19th Annual Awards: Artisan Whiskey of the Year

Here we have the 2012 edition of JD's Holiday Select, again using the whiskey emptied from the barrels used to construct the impressive festive barrel tree places outside the distillery in Lynchburg.

An 8 year old bourbon distilled in Bardstown and named for the year that Kentucky became a state - 1792. Ridgemont Reserve is a bit of a hidden gem, with a very low profile despite a huge 94.5 points in Jim Murray's Whisky Bible 2013.
Whisky Bible Awards 2013: Single Malt of the Year; 94.5 Points

A no-age statement blended straight rye whiskey from Utah's High West Distillery Co., Rendezvous has already picked up a gold at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition.

A collaborative whiskey from High West, taking spirit from the USA and Scotland to produce a one-of-a-kind bottling. It's a blend of straight bourbon and rye, with high corn and rye mashbills respectively, with a peaty Scottish single malt. A fantastic combination of sweet corn, floral rye and smoky Scotch.

A really outstanding and difficult-to-find small batch spirit, aged for many years before bottling, Noah's Mill is highly sought after by collectors and connoisseurs alike.

A Very Small Batch bourbon from Jefferson's aged longer than its stablemates for an extra slab of spicy complexity.

A very interesting whisky, the first to be legally distilled in Texas, made from blue corn (not sure what that is, but it sounds impressive) and, remarkably, being the recipient of a Double Gold medal at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition. Definitely one to watch.

A limited edition of Jack Daniel's bottled in honour of the birthday of Angelo Lucchesi, the first JD salesman. He started back with the company in 1953 and turned 90 on Christmas Eve 2010 - top work, sir.

Bernheim Original is made by Heaven Hill and is the only straight wheat American whiskey available. A winner of the Gold 'Editor's Choice Award' from Whisky Magazine, Bernheim is 51% winter wheat, 39% corn and 10% barley malt. A soft, mellow, fruity palate with gentle vanilla notes.
World Whiskies Awards 2012 - Best Non-Bourbon No Age Statement

Undoubtedly one of the greatest bourbons on the planet, Blanton's Gold is hand-bottled from the best casks at the distillery. Profoundly full-flavoured.

One of a long series of special commemorative edition 'Scenes from Lynchburg' bottlings that Jack Daniel's have produced for their legions of fans. This particular scene (No. 9) features some old-timers leaning on a charcoal-mellowing vat.

The tenth in the legendary 'Scenes from Lynchburg' series from Jack Daniel's.

An Australian edition of Jack Daniel's introduced in 2011. It's made to the same recipe as Old No.7 but is matured in cooler areas of the warehouse and bottled at 37% for a lighter, sweeter flavour.

A ready made cocktail, sort of, from Maker's Mark, infusing mint flavours into their regular whiskey along with adding a touch of sugar to produce a spirit that only needs mixing with a silver cup of crushed ice to produce a refreshing julep.

At a natural barrel-proof around 67%, this epic bourbon is not for the faint-hearted. Blanton's Straight From The Barrel is a truly awesome sipping whiskey of unforgettable quality.